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The Poetry of Antonio Machado
Antonio Machado
Features Machado’s poetry read in Spanish and in English translation as well as music and commentary. Produced by David Barsamian as part of his “Pyrenees to the Andes” series on the poetry of Spain and Latin America.
The Poetry of Shen Mah
Shen Mah
The Armenian cleric Torkom Manoogian, who wrote poetry under the name Shen Mah, reads his poems. Interviewed by David Barsamian as part of his World Poetry Series. Recorded at St Vartan Armenian Cathedral.
The Poetry & Music of Abdeslam Cherkaoui
Abdeslam Cherkaoui
Features poetry read in both Arabic and English as well Cherkaoui singing and performing on oud. Produced by David Barsamian as part of The World Poetry series.
Gandhi & Caste
Arundhati Roy
States have their iconic heroes. Founding Fathers. Jinnah in Pakistan, Ataturk in Turkey, George Washington in the U.S., Gandhi in India. To criticize them is risky business as they have been elevated to god-like status. Gandhi is no exception. He is revered and honored. His portrait hangs in many buildings and homes. His statue graces […]
Raga Kedara
Debu Chaudhuri
This is a very special recording. Maestro Chaudhuri performs raga Kedara. This evening mode is a specialty of the Senia Gharana, the school of music linked to Miya Tansen, Emperor Akbar’s court musician in the 16th century. Maestro Chaudhuri draws out the deep plaintive elements of the raga. The introductory alap, solo slow passage, is marked […]
Racism & Surveillance
Deepa Kumar, Arun Kundnani
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has a long history of spying on African Americans including Nobel Prize winner Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The great writer Richard Wright, who was also snooped on, wrote the poem “The FB Eye Blues”: Woke up this morning/FB Eye under my bed/Said I woke up this morning /FB eye under […]
Egypt: From Pharaoh to Pharaoh
Mohamad Elmasry
Egypt’s latest pharaoh is Field Marshall Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. He orchestrated a coup toppling the democratically elected government of Mohamed Morsi on July 3, 2013. The U.S. refused to call it a coup, rather it lauded the action as “restoring democracy.” About a year later Sisi became president in a farcical election where he got […]
Eliminating the Muslim Brotherhood
Mohamad Elmasry
The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in Egypt by Hassan al-Banna in March 1928 as an Islamist religious, political, and social movement. The group spread to other Muslim countries but its largest organization was in Egypt, where for many years it was the best-organized and most disciplined opposition force. As a social welfare group it offered many […]
The Poetry of Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
Features two 1985 recordings of Ginsberg reading his poetry. The first is at Naropa University in Boulder, CO. The second is a field recording of Ginsberg reading his poem “Plutonian Ode” at the Rocky Flats Peace Camp, a protest encampment just outside the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons production facility eight miles south of Boulder. The program […]
The Poetry of Alfonsina Storni
Alfonsina Storni
Alfonsina Storni was an important 20th century feminist poet. She challenged the norms of conventional Argentinian and Latin American society. Her poems are read in Spanish with English translation. Prof. Yvonne Barrett of the University of Colorado discusses Storni’s life and work. This program also features the fabulous voice of Mercedes Sosa of Argentina singing […]
The Poetry of Maria de Zayas
Maria de Zayas
Maria de Zayas is Spain’s first feminist poet and novelist. Her work had a wide influence and impact. This program features readings in Spanish and English as well as commentary from Prof. Yvonne Barrett of the University of Colorado at Boulder. Part of David Barsamian’s Pyrenees to the Andes series funded by the Colorado Endowment […]
The Societal Impact of Inequality
David Cay Johnston
The U.S. has the dubious distinction of being the most unequal of all developed countries. The gaps between rich and poor have not been seen since the Gilded Age over a century ago. The one-tenth of one percent is loaded with stocks, bonds, hedge funds, cash and property. The respected business journalist Martin Wolf writes, […]

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